 On 8 May, in a 2–1 away loss against Lecce, he received a red card for having two booked offenses.He sarcastically applauded the referee after the decision and was handed a two-match ban for the action.As Napoli only had two more games of the season, it meant that his season was over and that he would not be able to regain his top position in the Serie A scoring charts, as Antonio Di Natale had surpassed him with 26 goals.